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Hoax bomb threats at Palakkad and Thrissur in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, April 16: Two bomb threats were received on Wednesday in Kerala -- one at the Thrissur Collectorate and another at the office of the Revenue Divisional Officer in Palakkad.

Indo-Russian venture bids to supply AK-203 assault rifles to Kerala Police

New Delhi, April 15: Kerala Police could soon become the second Indian security agency to get domestically produced Kalashnikov assault rifles after the Indian-Russian joint venture Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), registered and located in India, announced its decision to participate in a tender for the supply of AK-203 assault rifles for the local outfit.

Jolt for Kerala cop 'close' to CM Vijayan as state police chief recommends case be filed against him

Thiruvananthapuram, April 14: In a jolt for Kerala's Additional Director General of Police M.R. Ajithkumar, who is considered to be a favourite of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, state police chief Sheikh Darvesh Saheb on Monday submitted a report recommending that a case can be registered against him for giving a false statement.

Lawyers, SFI activists clash in Kerala's Ernakulam, police begin probe

Kochi, April 11: The Kerala Police, on Friday, launched a probe into a clash between lawyers and students of the CPI(M)-backed Students' Federation of India (SFI).

Bullets burnt in pan in Kerala police station kitchen in Kochi, probe begins

Kochi, March 21: A high-level probe has commenced in a case of fire reported at the kitchen of a police station in Kerala's Kochi, where bullets were burnt in a pan.

New force members should add strength to efforts to suppress drug mafia: Kerala CM

Thrissur, March 16: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that new force members should add more strength to the effort to free the country from the clutches of the drug mafia. He was speaking after accepting the salute at the passing out parade of 118 Sub-Inspector trainees of the 31st B batch of Kerala Police Academy in Ramavarmapuram, Thrissur, according to the press statement.

Kerala Crime Branch makes second arrest in Rs 1,000 crore CSR fund scam

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 12: The Crime Branch wing of the Kerala Police on Wednesday made a second arrest in the Rs 1,000 crore corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund scam that has rocked the state, after thousands of innocent people were cheated.

Kerala Police must act tough against fraudulent recruiting agencies: BJP leader Muraleedharan

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11: Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, on Tuesday, urged the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government to take stringent action against fraudulent recruiting agencies that dupe job seekers by charging exorbitant fees for overseas employment opportunities.

'Cadaver dog' squad from Kerala joins Telangana tunnel rescue operation

Hyderabad, March 6: Cadaver dogs of the Kerala Police on Thursday joined the rescue operation in the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district where eight persons were trapped since February 22 after a portion of the tunnel's roof collapsed.

Telangana tunnel collapse: Two cadaver dogs from Kerala police join rescue operation

Nagarkurnool, March 6: Two cadaver dogs from the Kerala Police, along with their handlers, have been deployed to assist in the ongoing rescue operations at the site of the SLBC tunnel collapse in Telangana.

Kerala HC pulls the plug on community policing at famed Sabarimala temple

Kochi, Feb 28: The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered the end of the 'Punyam Poonkavanam Project', or community policing activity, at the premises and the surroundings of the famed hilltop Sabarimala shrine in Pathanamthitta district.

Kerala Police applauded for swift arrest in Federal Bank heist case

Thrissur, Feb 17: After facing criticism from several quarters, the Kerala Police won praise on Monday for their swift action in arresting Rijo Antony, a local resident of Chalakudy, in connection with the daring daylight heist at the Federal Bank branch in Pota, near Chalakudy, Thrissur.

Kerala HC re-hears plea for CBI probe into Kannur ADM suicide case

Kochi, Feb 11: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday re-heard the appeal moved by deceased ADM Naveen Babu's wife against a single-judge bench's refusal to order a CBI probe into her husband's death.

Kerala DGP orders crime branch to investigate fake CSR fund scam

Thiruvananthapuram, February 10: Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) Shaik Darvesh Sahib on Monday ordered the transfer of 34 cases related to fake Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund scams to the State Crime Branch.

Kerala Police arrest 27 Bangladeshi nationals illegally staying in Kochi

Ernakulam, January 31: In a crackdown on illegal immigrants, Kerala Police arrested 27 Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in Kochi on Friday.

27 Bangladeshi nationals found illegally working in Kochi taken into custody by Kerala Police

Kochi, Jan 31: In a pre-dawn raid on Friday, the Kerala Police, in coordination with the Anti-Terror Squad, detained 50 individuals, including women, from a labour camp near Kochi as part of an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration and unauthorized employment.

Kerala Police begin probe into complaint of pin in capsule given by state-run hospital

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21: The Kerala Police on Tuesday began a probe into a complaint that medicines, a woman got from a state-run hospital in the capital city suburbs at Vithura, contained a pin in a capsule.

Kerala Police arrest 57 of 59 accused in 18-year-old's sexual assault case

Pathanamthitta, January 20: Kerala Police have arrested all but two accused in connection with the sexual assault of an 18-year-old Dalit girl in Pathanamthitta district. Since the first case was registered by the Ilavumthitta Police on January 10, the Special Investigation Team arrested 57 out of the 59 accused, except for two who are abroad, according to the police.

Kerala Police begins probe into Class 9 student's disrobing, torture by classmates

Kottayam (Kerala), Jan 17: Police in Kerala's Kottayam have launched a probe into the shocking incident of the forcible removal of clothes and "brutal torture" of a Class 9 student by his classmates, officials said.

Kerala teenager sexual assault : 43 arrested, 29 cases registered as police step up probe

Pathanamthitta, Jan 11: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the repeated sexual assault of a teenage girl in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has registered 29 cases across five police stations in the state and arrested 43 individuals in connection with the case so far.

5,000 cops to be deployed for Sabarimala Temple Makaravilakku festival

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